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2009 Year in Review: A growing shortage

30 events that shaped veterinary medicine in 2009

Dec 13, 2009

By dvm360.com staff

DVM360 MAGAZINE

New incentives are emerging to entice veterinary graduates to take jobs in public health or food-animal practice. In fact, the National Veterinary Medical Services Act will start distributing $4.8 million in loan repayments this fall. States like Ohio, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Washington, Wyoming and Kansas are also offering veterinary student-debt assistance plans. Go to Incentives to enter large-animal practice on the rise.